Fort Kochi

Celebrity chef and entrepreneur, Sanjeev Kapoor at Hotel Taj Malabar in Kochi | Photo Credit: Special arrangement “How did the kappa biriyani happen? Initially the biriyani from Iran had no rice in it and now the kappa biriyani has no rice…

Despite the delay in opening, over two lakh people have visited the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2022-23 in the first month of the biannual contemporary art festival held at various venues in Fort Kochi and Mattancherry in Kochi. Curated by…

Faylene and Godfrey Lobo’s house in Vypin is Christmas-ready, well almost. The Christmas tree will have to wait until the painters are done with the maintenance. It is usually up to coincide with Advent. Faylene has however started work on…

The Biennale will be all encompassing in the coming few months. Just the next few days will have singer and dancer Sithara Krishnakumar (December 14) and indie musician Lifafa (December 24) performing. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t much…

The Chinese fishing nets, centuries-old spice warehouses, ancient centres of worship and colonial bungalows lining the cobbled streets of Fort Kochi and Mattancherry, all speak of a bygone era. However, from December 12 to April 10 next…

Aspinwall House, main venue of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale in Kochi. | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU Since its inception in 2012, the Kochi Muziris Biennale has been in search of a permanent venue. The Aspinwall House, a waterfront building in…

By Express News Service KOCHI: Renowned theatre, movie and TV serial actor VP Khalid, popularly known for his portrayal of the character Sumersh in the TV serial Marimayam, passed away following a cardiac arrest in…

 I make my way to Bree Mcilroy’s Loving Earth Yoga and Wellness Studio in Fort Kochi to explore Aerial Yoga. The New Zealander has recently added this Americanized version of calisthenics to the different Yoga versions she offers.  Aerial…

Wheelchair-bound Shamshudeen Mashood celebrated Fort Kochi through his first solo exhibition ‘Machu Kochi: Art and Heart of Kochi’ Brightly coloured images are suspended daintily on a fishing net placed creatively between two bamboo…